Deotoronomia 23
1 Tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah izay torotoro vihina, na izay voatapaka ny filahiany.
“Any man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall not be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.
2 Ny zazasary tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah: na dia hatramin’ ny taranany fahafolo mandimby aza dia tsy hahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah.
“No (illegitimate person/person whose mother and father were not married), or descendant of that person, extending to the tenth generation, shall be included as one of Yahweh’s people.
3 Ny Amonita sy ny Moabita tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah: na dia hatramin’ ny taranany fahafolo mandimby aza dia tsy hahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah hatramin’ ny mandrakizay ireny,
“No one from the Ammon or Moab people-groups shall be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people, extending to the tenth generation.
4 satria tsy nitsena hanina sy rano anareo teny an-dalana izy, raha nivoaka avy tany Egypta ianareo, ary satria nanamby an’ i Balama, zanak’ i Beora, avy any Petora any Mesopotamia, hanozona anao izy.
One reason is that their [leaders] refused to give your ancestors food and water when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. Another reason is that they wanted to pay Balaam, the son of Beor from Pethor [town] in Mesopotamia, to curse you Israelis.
5 Kanefa Jehovah Andriamanitrao tsy nety nihaino an’ i Balama, fa nampody ny fanozonana ho fitahiana anao Izy noho ny fitiavany anao.
But Yahweh our God did not pay attention to Balaam; instead, he caused Balaam to bless your ancestors, because Yahweh loved them.
6 Aza mitady izay hiadanany na izay hahasoa azy amin’ ny andronao rehetra mandrakizay.
As long as Israel is a nation, you must not do anything to cause things to go well for those two people-groups or enable them to prosper.
7 Aza atao ho fahavetavetana ny Edomita, fa rahalahinao izy, na ny Egyptiana, fa efa mba vahiny tany amin’ ny taniny ianao.
“But do not despise anyone from the Edom people-group, because they are [descendants of your ancestor Jacob], just like you are. And do not despise people from Egypt, because [they treated your ancestors well when] they first lived in Egypt.
8 Ny zafiafin’ ireo dia hahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ i Jehovah.
The children and grandchildren of people from Edom and Egypt [who live among you] may be (included among/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.”
9 Raha mivoaka hiady amin’ ny fahavalonao ny tafikao, dia mifadia ny ratsy rehetra.
“When your soldiers are living in tents at a time of fighting your enemies, they must avoid doing things that would make them unacceptable to God.
10 Raha misy olona eo aminao, izay tsy madio noho izay nanjo azy tamin’ ny alina, dia hivoaka eny ivelan’ ny toby izy, fa tsy hiditra ao anatiny.
If any soldier becomes unacceptable to God because semen comes out of his body during the night, [the next morning] he must go outside the camp and stay there during that day.
11 Fa rehefa hariva, dia aoka handro amin’ ny rano izy; ary nony tokony ho maty masoandro, dia mahazo miverina eo amin’ ny toby indray izy.
But in the evening of that day, he must bathe himself, and at sunset he is allowed to come back into the camp.
12 Ary aoka hisy tany voafaritrao any ivelan’ ny toby ho fivoahanao;
“Your soldiers must have a toilet area outside the camp where you can go [when you need to].
13 ary mitondrà fantaka miaraka amin’ ny fiadianao, ka raha hipetraka eny ivelany ianao, dia mihadia lavaka amin’ ny fantaka, ka totofy ny fivalananao.
[When you go to fight against your enemies], carry a stick along with your weapons, in order that when you need to defecate [EUP], you can dig a hole with the stick, and then cover up the hole [when you have finished defecating].
14 Fa Jehovah Andriamanitrao mandeha eo afovoan’ ny tobinao hamonjy anao sy hanolotra ny fahavalonao eo anoloanao; ka dia ho masìna ny tobinao, mba tsy hahita zavatra maloto eo aminao izy ka tsy hiala aminao.
You must keep the camp acceptable to Yahweh our God, because he is with you in your camp to protect you and to enable you to defeat your enemies. Do not do anything disgraceful/indecent that would cause Yahweh to abandon you.”
15 Aza atolotrao amin’ ny tompony intsony ny andevo izay mandositra mamonjy tena ho eo aminao.
“If slaves who escape from their masters come to you [and request you to protect them], do not send them back to their masters.
16 Eo aminao no hitoerany, dia eo amin’ ny tanàna izay tiany sy izay sitraky ny fony; fa aza mampahory azy.
Allow them to stay/live among you, in whatever town they choose, and do not mistreat them.
17 Aoka tsy hisy zanakavavy na zanakalahin’ ny Isiraely hanolo-tena hijangajanga ho fanompoan-tsampy.
“Do not [allow] any Israeli man or woman [to] become a prostitute at the temple.
18 Aza mitondra ny tangin’ ny vehivavy janga, na ny karaman’ alika, ho ao an-tranon’ i Jehovah Andriamanitra, hanefana voady; fa fahavetavetana eo imason’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ireo zavatra roa ireo.
Also, do not allow any people who earned money from being a prostitute to bring any of that money into the temple of Yahweh our God, even if they solemnly promised to pay that money to Yahweh. Yahweh hates those who are prostitutes.
19 Aza mampanàna zavatra amin’ ny rahalahinao, na vola, na hanina, na zavatra hafa mety hampananaina.
“When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow Israeli, do not charge them interest.
20 Ny olona hafa firenena ihany no hampanananao zavatra; fa ny rahalahinao kosa dia tsy hampanananao; mba hotahin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ianao amin’ izay rehetra ataon’ ny tananao eo amin’ ny tany izay efa hidiranao holovana.
You are allowed to charge interest when you lend money to foreigners [who live in your land], but not when you lend money to Israelis. Do this in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
21 Raha mivoady amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ianao, dia aza ela fanefa; fa hadinin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao aminao tokoa izany ka ho fahotana aminao.
“When you vow to give something to Yahweh your God [or to do something for him], do it as soon as you can. Yahweh expects you to do what you promised, and if you do not do it, you will be committing a sin.
22 Fa raha tsy mivoady ianao, dia tsy fahotana aminao izany.
But if you [SYN] do not vow [to do something], that is not sinful.
23 Izay aloaky ny vavanao dia tandremo hotanterahinao, araka ny sitraponao nivoadianao tamin’ i Jehovah ihany, dia izay nolazain’ ny vavanao.
But if you voluntarily promise to do something, you must do it.
24 Raha mankany amin’ ny tanim-boaloboky ny namanao ianao, dia mahazo manaram-po mihinam-boaloboka hahavoky anao; fa aza mitondra mody.
“When you walk through someone else’s vineyard, you are allowed to [pick and] eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not [cut some from a vine and carry them away] in a container.
25 Raha mankany amin’ ny tanimbarin’ ny namanao ianao, dia mahazo mioty salohim-bary ny tananao; fa aza jinjanao antsy ny varin’ ny namanao.
When you walk [along a path] in someone else’s field of grain, you are allowed to pluck/pick some of the grain and eat it, but you must not cut any grain with a sickle [and take it with you].”
